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Government Budget & Blockchain - Philippine Senator Bam Aquino plans to introduce a bill to put the entire government budget on blockchain for transparency and accountability [1] - The initiative aims to make every peso trackable and transparent to citizens by logging transactions on-chain [1] - If passed, the Philippines could become the first nation to publish its budget on blockchain [1] Blockchain Adoption & Initiatives - The proposal follows the Department of Budget and Management's rollout of a blockchain document verification system on Polygon to curb forgeries [2] - Another bill in Congress seeks to build a 10,000 BTC strategic reserve, positioning the Philippines as a testing ground for public-sector blockchain adoption [2] Global Trends & Experimentation - Governments worldwide are experimenting with blockchain for transparency, including the U S Commerce Department's plan to publish GDP and other statistics on-chain [3]